What do you need to know about civil legal advice?

Read more about this scheme. Civil legal advice is any oral or written advice given to you by a solicitor or a barrister about how the law applies in civil matters. It can also include writing letters on your behalf or acting for you in negotiations with other people. Legal advice is provided by the Board’s solicitors in their law centre network.

Are there any civil matters excluded from legal aid?

In principle, legal aid and legal advice are available for all civil matters, other than those which are specifically excluded by law. Those excluded by law include: election petitions – where a person challenges the result of an election

What kind of advice can you get from a solicitor?

Civil legal advice is any oral or written advice given to you by a solicitor or a barrister about how the law applies in civil matters. It can also include writing letters on your behalf or acting for you in negotiations with other people. Legal advice is provided by the Board’s solicitors in their law centre network.

Where can I get legal advice for a criminal case?

Legal advice is provided by the Board’s solicitors in their law centre network. Even though most types of criminal cases are excluded from the provision of civil legal advice, an alleged victim of a sexual offence, rape or human trafficking may be granted legal advice.

Can you get free legal advice from ABA?

Since its launch in 2016, ABA Free Legal Answers (ABA FLA) has been utilized at no cost by thousands of low- to moderate-income individuals across the United States to access brief legal advice from attorneys licensed in their state.

Is there a place to get free legal advice?

Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic. Qualifying users post their civil legal question to their state’s website. Lawyers provide information and basic legal advice without any expectation of long-term representation.

Where can I post my civil legal question?

Qualifying users post their civil legal question to their state’s website. Lawyers provide information and basic legal advice without any expectation of long-term representation. The website increases access to advice and information about non-criminal legal matters for those who cannot afford a lawyer.

What should I expect in a civil case?

Legal advice; a term also used to refer to the lawyers in a case. Damages. Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won. Damages may be compensatory (for loss or injury) or punitive (to punish and deter future misconduct).

Read more about this scheme. Civil legal advice is any oral or written advice given to you by a solicitor or a barrister about how the law applies in civil matters. It can also include writing letters on your behalf or acting for you in negotiations with other people. Legal advice is provided by the Board’s solicitors in their law centre network.

What do you need to know about Tina?

Digital resources across a variety of topics to support and enhance your online learning. Make sure you know if and when TINA applies to your procurement contracts and the risk imposed when TINA does apply. The Truth in Negotiations Act is a unique requirement in federal government contracting.

Do you know if Tina applies to federal contractors?

Many federal contractors do not know whether TINA applies to their procurements and, if so, what information is required; or whether a possible exception to TINA applies to exempt the procurement from TINA’s requirements.

When does the truth in negotiations Act ( Tina ) apply?

Make sure you know if and when TINA applies to your procurement contracts and the risk imposed when TINA does apply. The Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) is a unique requirement in federal government contracting. Noncompliance with TINA can expose a contractor to significant civil, criminal, and administrative penalties.